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Lehigh Valley’s Fastest Growing Companies Honored
Entrepreneurship, Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on October 28, 2019
Read MoreThe region’s fastest growing companies were acknowledged during the eighth annual Lehigh Valley Business (LVB) Fastest Growin[…]
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OraSure a Leader for Innovation and Life Sciences Growth in Lehigh Valley
Entrepreneurship, News Releases, Success Stories, Target Sectors - by George Lewis on October 28, 2019
Read MoreIn just 20 years, OraSure Technologies has grown from a Lehigh Valley startup company to a global leader in the development a[…]
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LVEDC Attends World’s Largest Gathering of Economic Development Professionals
Uncategorized - by Colin McEvoy on October 17, 2019
Read MoreRepresentatives from the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) recently attended the largest yearly gatherin[…]
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Don Cunningham: When September Ends
Columns - by Colin McEvoy on October 17, 2019
Read MoreThis column, written by LVEDC President & CEO Don Cunningham, originally appeared in The Morning Call and on the newspape[…]
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Lehigh Valley March of Dimes Real Estate Awards to be Held Nov. 1
News Releases, Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on October 17, 2019
Read MoreThe March of Dimes Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Awards Committee has announced the 26th Annual Awards Breakfast, w[…]
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LVEDC Receives Two International Economic Development Awards
News Releases, Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on October 15, 2019
Read MoreThe Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) has received two awards from the world’s largest and most prestigi[…]
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Spinal Implants Manufacturer Receives Loan for Lehigh Valley Expansion
Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on October 11, 2019
Read MoreEarlier this summer, Tyber Medical announced plans to expand its manufacturing operation in Hanover Township, Northampton Cou[…]
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ADP Opens Downtown Allentown Office for 1,000 Employees
News Releases, Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on October 10, 2019
Read MoreThe Fortune 500 company and payroll processing giant ADP held a ribbon-cutting on Oct. 10 for its new state-of-the-art campus[…]
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CoStar: Lehigh Valley Leading PA in Working-Age Population Growth
Economic Data, Success Stories - by Colin McEvoy on October 9, 2019
Read MoreLast week, the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) shared new data from the U.S. Census Bureau highlightin[…]
Lehigh ValleyQuick Facts
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$40.1 Billion
Gross Domestic Product
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11% of Labor Force
Employed in Manufacturing
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$3.65 Billion
Exports
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$62,489
Median Household Income
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26,000
New Jobs Created Over Past 5 Years
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669,899
Population
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345,260
Labor Force
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26.1% of Labor Force
Employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors
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5,073
Technology Patents
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14% of the total community college degrees awarded in PA
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$7.4 Billion
Manufacturing Contribution to GDP
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69th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. by population
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10,328 degrees awarded by colleges and universities
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81,000 employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors
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26.97%
Population between ages 18 and 34
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